Delaware State · W 59-17 · FCS
No tackles.
Bowling Green · W 14-6
No tackles.
Temple · L 13-17
No tackles.
Murphy has tackles in 5 of South Florida’s 8 games: none against Delaware State, Bowling Green and Temple.
Jair Murphy
The two seasons at South Florida span two head coaches: Kevin Patrick and Brian Hartline. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Kent State — Week 7, 2026.
16 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | 16 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | South Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 17 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-9vs Florida International | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24@ Army | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-31@ UTSA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 29-2vs Kent State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 30-10vs UAB | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 28-24
at Army
0.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles · 2 solo tackles
A close one, won by 4 on the road.
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +4 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
16tackles this season16 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
Pass share
42.1%
195 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
57.9
8 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
220 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Kevin Wilson, Alex Golesh and Brian Hartline.
